Ri Yong-sam
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's freestyle sport wrestling | ||
Representing  North Korea
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Atlanta 1996 | Bantamweight |
| Ri Yong-sam | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리영삼 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Yeong-sam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yŏng-sam |
Ri Yong-sam (born August 22, 1972) is a North Korean wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Freestyle Bantamweight (52–57 kg) category. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] He received a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games.[2]
References
- ^ Olympic results
- ^ "Successes of DPRK players". Korean Central News Agency. Pyongyang. 25 December 1998.
External links
- Ri Yong-sam at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ri Yong-sam at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
1954–1994: 57 kg • 1998: 58 kg • 2002–2010: 55 kg • 2014–present: 57 kg | |
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- North Korean sport wrestlers
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers of North Korea
- Olympic bronze medalists for North Korea
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 1998 Asian Games
- North Korean sportspeople stubs
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